...the proposed six-digit numbering system (ENR 4/21/03 p. 15). MasterFormat ’04 has 35 divisions populated, with the remainder available for future expansion. Divisions 0 through 14, which have changed little, are a “more familiar” adaptation of the last edition, Hall says. Task team members say industry adaptation to the new system could take as long as three years.

The new system remains controversial. One longtime CSI member claims MasterFormat ’04 perpetuates paper-based systems rather than embracing the digital age. “In digital technology you want to have very deep buckets instead of many buckets,” says Paul Doherty, executive vice president and CIO of TMG Real Estate Technology, San Diego. Others are more accepting. “It’s a good thing that they expanded, but it’s going to take people awhile to get used to this new system,” says Brian E. Trimble, regional market development director for the International Masonry Institute.

MacLeamy charged that “buildings cost too much and they don’t work too well.” He urged attendees to emulate the manufacturing industry in terms of standardizing more and collaborating at the get-go with partners. “Stop prototyping every building as a one-off where mistakes get made,” he said. “When I go to the AIA [American Institute of Architects] to talk about this, I don’t get very far,” he admitted.

Master Format '04 Final Division Numbers and Titles
Procurement and Contracting Requirements Group
00	Procurement and Contracting Requirements
Specifications Group
General Requirements Subgroup
01	General Requirements
Facility Construction Subgroup
02	Existing Conditions	03	Concrete
04	Masonry	05	Metals
06	Wood, Plastics and Composites	07	Thermal and Moisture Protection
08	Openings	09	Finishes
10	Specialties	11	Equipment
12	Furnishings	13	Special Construction
14	Conveying Equipment	15	Unoccupied
16	Unoccupied	17	Unoccupied
18	Unoccupied	19	Unoccupied
Facility Services Subgroup
20	Unoccupied	21	Fire Suppression
22	Plumbing	23	Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
24	Unoccupied	25	Integrated Automation
26	Electrical	27	Communications
28	Electronic Safety and Security	29	Unoccupied
Site and Infrastructure Subgroup
30	Unoccupied	31	Earthwork
32	Exterior Improvements	33	Utilities
34	Transportation	35	Waterway and Marine
36	Unoccupied	37	Unoccupied
38	Unoccupied	39	Unoccupied
Process Equipment Subgroup
40	Process Integration	41	Material Processing and Handling Equipment
42	Process Heating, Cooling and Drying Equipment	43	Process Gas and Liquid Handling; Purification and Storage Equipment
44	Pollution Control Equipment	45	Industry-Specific Manufacturing Equipment
46	Unoccupied	47	Unoccupied
48	Electrical and Power Generation	49	Unoccupied
Source: Construction Specifications Institute

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